A stone is placed on the end of a garden hose. A pattern of water blossoms forth from under it. Another stone’s surface would produce different fluid forms in the water. Peter Barrickman used this analogy to describe his move from 631 Center St, which tragically burned along with many other artists’ spaces in July, to his new studio. His creativity is the water issuing from the hose, the rock his new digs. His artwork is different. The painter Peter Barrickman is changed.

Deluge is also an appropriate description of my meeting with the artist himself. We were joined by Mary Louise and artist Santiago Cucullu to talk about his recent show at the Green Gallery East, called “Guesthouse”. For an hour we dug into references, ideas and reflections. Barrickman has a fierce intellect and an artist’s eye. Everything is magnified. His thoughts on, well, anything are apt, deep and weird. | Dec. 13, 2012»Read Full Blog Post

Slow down

The hustle, the bustle, the noise and excitement. . . . Yes, the holidays are fun and, yes, they wear a person out. Now that they're done, it's time to settle into winter's quieter pace. One way to do that is to get out of doors. Here's help: | Jan. 5, 2013»Read Full Article

The orchestra, under the baton of guest conductor Jeff Tyzik, presented an evening of George Gershwin. It avoided the most often heard of Gershwin's pieces, in favor of lesser-known works, capping the evening with concert excerpts from his quintessentially American opera, "Porgy and Bess." | Jan. 5, 2013»Read Full Article